President’s Message

Where do we go from here?

Yes, where do we go from here? I’ve talked about many things over the past year and a half, and looking at our Sunday Service speakers we’ve listened to many topics, some spiritual, political, environmental and some musical explorations that relate to Unitarianism..

Reflecting on the October talk from Kimberly Belew, and one of the songs she shared, “Home” popularized by Phillip Phillips on American Idol in 2012, rang a loud bell for me. (” I’m gonna make this place your home” ).

We don’t seem to have the time in our Sunday Service to talk about our needs, concerns, fears or self to any depth. Please consider attending our Spiritual Exploration gathering. The Exploration is an open forum to talk and relate our spiritual experiences, good or bad, guided with some short videos as conversation starters, and generally following a theme about self awareness, self understanding and acceptance.

We gather the third Monday of the month at 3 PM at NCUU. This is not a class! There’s nothing to learn and memorize, just what you take away from it or wish to share.

Don’t forget that We do a Coffee House / Open Mic. program on the last Friday of the month, 5-7 PM.

Qigong / Mindful Meditation and Gentle Yoga on every Wednesday at 3 PM.

I’d love to have more events and activities at NCUU. Maybe a meditation group or religious exploration. It all relates to Unitarianism!

Let me encourage you further to make NCUU your comfortable, safe place, your home, not just on Sundays for our service, but for any time you come to participate in a Qigong / Yoga program or Spiritual Exploration gathering, a wedding or remembrance, or our Coffeehouse. Be comfortable here.

So, as we move along and attract more people into our community, let’s remember to be open and welcoming to new people, remembering that a stranger is only a stranger once, when we’ve first met them. We’ve all made NCUU a warm welcoming space for our small fellowship, let’s continue to share that warm welcome to other folks.

” Home” is a song popularized by Phillip Phillips on American Idol in 2012. Source: YouTube https://share.google/kmjQmMQ1N1kVVXqku https://youtu.be/kulHGzcZxfA?si=x-PoIjk1hLcw9cCw

To paraphrase the lyrics … Just know that you’re not alone, I want to make this place our home!

Namaste, Chas